Thinking About Jumping In (Page 1 of 3)

If we can find one we would gladly build one! Whatever I find I already have the motor started, got a 350 block with 2.02 heads and a decent cam for 50 from an old guy down the street. Just gotta find something to put it in.

The Stig is my hero though!

Jon,

Make sure you get a waiver for you truck.  Angleton being MSR Houston has become a pretty large and popular event. 

A 1/2 ton full size truck is going to be a yacht on the track.  Aside for being a potential rolling chicane, it could be a freakin' blind spot.

Jay and Nick seem into weird stuff so you may get a waiver.  I have never seem a full size truck if a Lemons race.  They may have been there and I missed them but they are rear.  Nelson Ledges did have the chopped van.  There have been a fair amount of small/mid-sized trucks.

Aside from waivers and all, the reality is the $500 car is one of the cheapest parts of the race.  So I wouldn't hesitate to look for a more interesting/competitive platform.

Welcome to Lemons.

+1

I too didn't like the chopped van at Nelson Ledges. I had absolutely no idea what was happening in front of it when I was behind it. Taking a 4000+ lb vehicle broadside into the drivers door would suck, and our car isn't even particularly light.

There are so many great cars to bring to a Lemons race, I'd like to see more restraint in vehicles that pose a danger to other drivers. I also fear open skeleton cars and open top cars, but they are a danger only to themselves.

There was a full sized Chevy pickup at Goin for Broken. I thought it was going to be easy pickings until it blew my doors off. If that wasn't bad enough, it salted my wounds by blowing by repeatedly.

I don't see a Dodge pickup as any worse than the army of (4000+lbs stock) Crown Victorias out there. heck, everything but VW rabbits scare us.

Ok, even the Rabbits scare us. (Hi Olong!)

You can get a pickup just as light and low as a stripped P-71. I say BRING IT!

Who exactly should I email to get a waiver? I got the truck cleaned out, I just need to find a motor for it? Anyone got any suggestions?  I would love a 440 but they are hard to find. I think I got a lead on a 12v Cummins I am going to check on!

Well, seeing we are from a small town and love loud trucks and going fast I naturally assumed we would be farmers. The truck has 100k on the clock and was used to drive to and from my uncles farm from the day it was new until 2006 when he gave it to me. Truck never made it over 45 until the first day I drove it.

Here are the initial plans.

1. Lower the vehicle about 2-3 inches.
2. Go through the whole suspension system, brake system, and structure and replace everything that is needed.
3. Remove every extra piece of the vehicle that is not 100% needed to be allowed.
4. Move gas tank to behind the cab via aluminum race tank that is going to be secured and far away from any exhaust heat or possible contact.
5. Remove the front bench seat and install a racing seat with 5 point harness, roll cage, and fire extinguisher.
6. Install a motor and transmission.
7. Load on trailer.
8. Complete many laps and destroy Civics and Bmws.

Big heavy truck with big heavy motor, poor handling, under braked and driver with demolition derby mentality equals disaster...

Sorry.

KT

I did not mean that in the way you took it, I take pleasure in passing civics and beemers. I think contact in a race that is avoidable but is not avoided is beyond the good spirit of racing and I look down upon it! I assure you the suspension and breaking will be safe and able to do the job because if it is not, I know these judges who are charged with keeping us safe will not allow it to compete!

First race? Not gonna happen.

Good luck with it.

I suggest getting the truck ready early and doing some test days first.
You don't want to spend your entire Lemons weekend in the penalty box and then on the trailer.

What is your expected finished race weight?

KT